NameTides

Charis

Charis was the #3,130 girls' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #1,133 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Charis as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Charis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Charis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#3,130 (51)#1,133 (29)——#1,373 (18)
2024#2,819 (59)#1,672 (18)——#2,102 (10)
2023#3,140 (52)#1,206 (27)———
2022#2,856 (59)#1,849 (15)——#2,835 (6)
2021#2,848 (59)#2,341 (11)#485 (6)—#2,893 (6)
2020#2,500 (69)#3,447 (6)#765 (3)—#2,591 (7)
2019#2,923 (56)#1,940 (14)——#1,798 (12)
2018#2,457 (72)#2,090 (13)——#2,587 (7)
2017#2,184 (87)#2,201 (12)—#432 (3)#2,609 (7)
2016#2,517 (71)#1,635 (19)——#1,785 (12)
2015#2,194 (86)#1,549 (20)——#1,874 (11)
2014#1,908 (105)#1,966 (14)#802 (3)—#1,786 (12)
2013#1,939 (102)#1,433 (22)#663 (4)#327 (5)#1,913 (11)
2012#2,028 (95)#1,037 (34)#815 (3)—#1,531 (15)
2011#1,898 (105)#1,096 (31)#674 (4)#444 (3)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2006 at #1,664.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1924.
  • In 2025, 86% of US babies named Charis were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Charis is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Charis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Charis (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Charis (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CharisCanadaGirls#1,37318
CharisEngland & WalesGirls#1,13329
CharisEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
CharisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CharisScotlandGirls—too few
CharisScotlandBoys—too few
CharisUSGirls#3,13051
CharisUSBoys#8,9108